Car-fender.



No. 653,694. Patented luly I7, |900.

G. B. UUABRIER.

CAR FENDER. (Application led AApr.

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No. 653,694. Patented July I7, |900. G. B. UUARRIER.

CAB FENDER.

(Applfmtion` led Apr. 5, 1900,)

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GUSTAVUS B. QUARRlER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA;

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part Of Letters Patent No. 653,694, dated. July 17, 19OG.

Application led April 5, 1900. Serial No. 11,786. KNO model.)

To tZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, GUsTAvUs B. QUARRIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Car-Fender, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in car-fenders.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction of car-fenders and to provide a simple, eiiicient, and comparativelyinexpensive one designed for use on electricrailway cars and analogous vehicles and capable of being readily thrown into operative position while a car is running at full speed without liability of being broken or otherwise injured.

A further object of the invention is to provide a car-fender of this character designed to be normally arranged in an elevated position above the track and capable of being operated automatically and also by the foot of a motorman to arrange it in position for catching a person, whereby the latter will be effectually prevented from coming in contact with the wheels 0r the motor of the car.

Another object of the invention is to provide a car-fender adapted to run upon the track or to remain in a lowered or operative position without liability of doubling up under a car and breaking.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a'car-fender constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a portion of a car, the latter being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, the car-fender being in its lowered or operative position. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the carfender being raised.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a car-fender designed to be constructed of any suitable material, preferably metal, and composed of upper and lower sections 2 and 3, hinged together by a transverse pintle-rod 4, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. The car-fender is preferably grated, as shown, and the adjacent ends of the longitudinal members of the sections are provided with registering perforations to receive the transverse pintle-rod 4, the upper or inner ends of the longitudinal members of the lower section being preferably reduced and iitting in bifurcations of the adjacent ends of the longitudinal members of the upper section. The pintle-rod 4 supports a series of springs 5, composed of upper and lower loops 6 and 7 and connecting-coils 8 and arranged to throw the lower or front section downward when the same is released from engagement with the catch 9. The coils are located at opposite sides of the longitudinal members of the fender and the loops are arranged at the upper faces of the inner and outer sections, and each spring is preferably constructed of a single piece of resilient material which is doubled to form the outer loop 7 and coiled at the terminals thereof, and the end portions of the material are twisted or otherwise secured together at the outer end of the loop 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The springs may be constructed in any other suitable manner, and, if desired, the terminals of the resilient material may be engaged with the upper or inner section of the fender in any suitable manner.

The upper or inner section of the fender is preferably curved, as shown, and is designed to be mounted on the front portion of the truck l0, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings; but the fender may be mounted or hung in any other suitable manner, as will be readily apparent, and it is provided at its top with a transverse cushion ll, which is upholstered and padded, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The cushion'll is further cushioned by means of a series of coiled springs 12, disposed on stems 13 and interposed between the back of the cushion and the fender. By this construction a person is effectually prevented from being injured by coming in contact with the upper or inner portion of the fender. The fender is provided at its front or outer end with a series of rollers 14, projecting below the plane of the bottom of the fender and adapted to support the same and run upon the road-bed IOO when the fender is'lowered to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The catch 9 consists ofa lever 15, fulcrumed between its ends on a suitable bracket or support and provided at its front or outer end with a depending head having an inner recess and forming a hook for engaging the front or outer end of the fender to maintain the outer section in an elevated position, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The catch is maintained positively in engagement with the front or outer end of the fender by means of coiled springs 16, preferably secured to the front arm of the lever or shank 15 of the catch 9 and to the truck; but it may be arranged in any other suitable ntanner to suit the 'position and manner of mounting the catch. The head of the catch is extended upward to form an ear or arm 17, which is connected by an inclined rod 18 with ahinged trip 19, suspended from the front portion of the car and adapted to come in contact with a person or other object upon the track, whereby'the fender will be automatically operated and thrown downward to catch sttch person or other object and prevent the same from coming in contact with the wheels of the car or the motor thereof. The hinged trip 19, which is adapted to oscillare, is provided at its back with an ear 20, which is pivoted to the front or lower end of the connecting-rod 18, and the top of the trip is suitably pivoted or hinged at :31 to permit it to Ost-illate. The front of the hinged trip 19 is upholstered to provide a cushion or padded portion 22 to preventa person from being bruised or otherwise injured, and when the trip swings inward or rearward itmoves the connecting-rod upward and backward, and thereby swings the catch out of engagement with the front or outer end of the fender, which is thrown downward by the springs in ample time to provide a receptacle for a person or other object, to prevent the same from being injured by the wheels or the motor. The catch is also adapted to be operated by the motorman, and it is provided with an arm 23, extending upward through an opening 24 of the bottom or platform of the car and provided with a head 25, adapted toA be engaged by the foot of the motorman. This arm may be formed integral with the lever, o r it may consist of a movable member or rod adapted to be detached when the other end of the car is used as the front.

In cars having single trucks there is ample space for the settingand tripping mechanism; but when the invention is applied to cars having double trucks, where there is not suliicient space for the tripping mechanism, the hinged trip and the connecting-rod may be omitted andthe setting mechanism, comprising the catch, may alone be used. The fender may then be arranged to run upon the track, or it may be held normally in an elevated position by the catch and be tripped by the foot of the motorma'n. The catch is adapted to engage the front of the fender au'- tomatically when the latter is swung upward, and when constructed for use on double trucks the said fender may be swung upward by hand from either side of the car. A trapdoor is preferably provided in the platform or body of car's having single trucks to enable a rod having a hook to be engaged with the fender for swinging it upward, and a switchrod may be conveniently utilized for this purpose.

It will be seen that the fender is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to bereadily applied to electric and other street-railway cars, and that it is capable of being operated by a motorman and of being also automatically operated by the contact with a person or other object on the track. It will also be apparent that the catch or setting mechanism is adapted to engage the front of the fender automatically when the lat-ter is swung upward and that the springs, which are mounted on the transverse pintle-rod 4, are capable of throwing the fender downward upon the track quickly, so that a person or other object cannot possibly get beneath it. Also it will be apparent that owing to its great simplicity the fender may be constructed of sufficient strength and du rability to enable it without injury to be thrown downward upon the track while a car is traveling at full speed.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sac-V riicing any of the advantages of this invention.

1. The combination of a fender hinged at the back and capable of being raised and lowered, a setting device detachably engaging the front edge of the fender for holding Vthe same in an elevated position, said setting device leing adapted to be thrown downward by the operator or motortnan, and a tripping device arranged in advance ot' the fender and connected with the setting device and adapted to release the fender automatically, substan-v tially as described.

2. The combination of a fender hinged at the back and adapted to be raised and lowered, a catch engaging the front edge of the fender to hold the same in an elevated position and provided with means whereby it may be operated by a motorman or other person IOO on a car, and a hinged or pivoted trip located in advance of the fender andconnected with the catch, and adapted to carry the same out of engagement with the fender to release the latter automatically, substantially as described. l

3. The combination of a fender adapted to be raised and lowered, a catch engaging the front edge of the fender to hold the same in an elevated position and adapted to -be released by a motorman or other person on a car, a hinged trip suspended in advance of the fender, and a rod connecting the trip and the catch, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a fender adapted to be raised and lowered, a catch consisting of a lever fulcrumed between its ends and provided at its front or outer end with a head for engaging the fender, said lever being provided at the opposite side of its fulcrum with an arm or member arranged to be engaged by the foot of a motorman, and a movable trip located in advance of the fender and connected wil h the catch, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a fender composed of inner and outer sections, the outer section being hinged and adapted to swing upward and downward, a catch arranged to engage the outer end ofthe outer section ofthe fender to hold the saine in an elevated position, means for operating the catch from a car, and a trip located in advance ot' the fender and connected withl the catch and adapted to release the said fender automatically, substantially as described.

6. A fender comprisinginner and outer seotions, a pintle-rod hinging the outer section to the inner section, said sections being,- provided With longitudinal members having registering perforations for the reception of the pintle-rod, and the springs arranged at intervals across the fender and disposed at each of the longitudinal members and composed of coils disposed on the pintle-rod at opposite sides of the longitudinal members, the front loop engaging the outer section and the inner portions engaging the inner section, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAVUS B. QUARRIER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM F. GOBLE, WILLIAM R. CAvETT. 

